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Raheem Morris

10-28-2010, 04:43 PM

One of the greatest quotes ever:

Morris first proclaimed the Bucs the "best team in the NFC'' after they rallied to beat the Rams 18-17 at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday. He reiterated his point on Monday, even after he was told the Bucs rank 23rd in total offense and 22nd in total defense.

"Stats are for losers," Morris said, "so you keep looking at stats and we'll keep looking at wins.

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People's interest in stats help pay his bills. Football wouldn't be as interesting to talk about if we couldn't analyze stats. I know what he said sounds tough, and he's winning, so people are gonna lap it up, but what's he gonna say if his team starts losing.

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People's interest in stats help pay his bills. Football wouldn't be as interesting to talk about if we couldn't analyze stats. I know what he said sounds tough, and he's winning, so people are gonna lap it up, but he what's he gonna say if his team starts losing.

Yes it would.

No one eve knew they had the 23rd and 22nd ranked offense and defense. And it doesn't matter that they do. 4-2 matters.

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You're only fooling yourself if you think analyzing stats isn't part of the fun of football. There's a reason sites like NFL.com and ESPN.com dedicate pages and pages and pages to stats. There's also a reason fantasy football is huge. I know Morris' team has a pretty record, so many won't dare question him, but people like analyzing stats.

One reason Morris may not want to talk about stats is that Tampa's wins came vs doormats and they got blown out by the Saints and Steelers.

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People's interest in stats help pay his bills. Football wouldn't be as interesting to talk about if we couldn't analyze stats. I know what he said sounds tough, and he's winning, so people are gonna lap it up, but what's he gonna say if his team starts losing.

That doesn't mean he has to care about stats. Bill Belicheck hates the media yet he has some of the most devoted fans in the NFL. Morris can say and do whatever he wants within the rules and reason - his bills will get payed if he wins games, I guarantee it.

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That doesn't mean he has to care about stats. Bill Belicheck hates the media yet he has some of the most devoted fans in the NFL. Morris can say and do whatever he wants within the rules and reason - his bills will get payed if he wins games, I guarantee it.

Yeah, thanks for clearing up the obvious. Nobody said he couldn't say what he wants. However, the media interviews him for fans, and like it or not, stats help drive fan interest. That "stats is for losers" tough guy talk is great when the Bucs are getting big single digit wins vs the Browns and Rams. I bet it won't be holding up next time the Bucs get smoked by legit contender.

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From all his press conferences and the all the turmoil(mainly last year) for the Bucs under Raheem makes it seem like he is way over his head. But it seems like he really is one of those coaches who players want to play hard for and who they respect. Which is very important, especially for a really really young team like the Bucs. So i dunno...got to take the bad(like all his quotes) with the good